Gwyneth Paltrow dishes on all her exes: Brad Pitt was 'too good for me'

Gwyneth Paltrow was definitely in the mood to share during her appearance on Howard Stern's SiriusXM radio show on Wednesday.

... Especially when it came to her A-list exes.

In the hour-long chat, Stern of course wanted to know all about Paltrow's ex-fiance Brad Pitt, who the Shakespeare In Love star was engaged to when she was 24 years old. The beautiful blondes eventually called it quits in 1997 after three years together.

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Gwyneth Paltrow holds a phone in a scene from the film 'Moonlight And Valentino', 1995. (Photo by Gramercy Pictures/Getty Images)

NEW YORK CITY - MARCH 29: Actress Gwyneth Paltrow attends the 'Jefferson in Paris' New York City Premiere on March 29, 1995 at the Paris Theatre in New York City. (photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage)

HOLLYWOOD, CA - SEPTEMBER 05: Actress Gwyneth Paltrow arrives at Hollywood Unites For The 4th Biennial Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), A Program Of The Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) at Dolby Theatre on September 5, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Barry King/FilmMagic)

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 12: Actress Gwyneth Paltrow attends the Boss Women fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2014 at Skylight Limited on February 12, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week)

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 10: Gwyneth Paltrow attends The Great American Songbook event honoring Bryan Lourd at Alice Tully Hall on February 10, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Lincoln Center)

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 02: Gwyneth Paltrow poses in the winners room at the British Fashion Awards 2013 at London Coliseum on December 2, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 25: Gwyneth Paltrow attends the Matthew Williamson and Gwyneth Paltrow Kids Company dinner at aqua shard on November 25, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Getty Images)

EAST HAMPTON, NY - AUGUST 10: Actress Gwyneth Paltrow signs books during Authors Night For The East Hampton Library at Gardiner's Farm on August 10, 2013 in East Hampton, New York. (Photo by Matthew Peyton/Getty Images for East Hampton Library)

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 07: Actress Gwyneth Paltrow attends Meet The Developer at the Apple Store Soho on May 7, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Debra L Rothenberg/FilmMagic)

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 06: Actress Gwyneth Paltrow attends the Costume Institute Gala for the 'PUNK: Chaos to Couture' exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Jennifer Graylock/FilmMagic)

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"I didn't think about it at the time, but I'm sure it did help with my career," the now 42-year-old actress admits about the start of all the paparazzi attention when the two got together on the set of Seven. "I definitely fell in love with him. He was so gorgeous, and sweet -- I mean, he was Brad Pitt, you know?"

Her parents, the late Bruce Paltrow and actress Blythe Danner, also 100 percent approved. "My father was so devastated when we broke up," she dishes. "My father loved him like he was his son."

In hindsight, she blames the demise of their relationship on her youth.

"I was such a kid, I was 22 when we met," she explains. "It's taken me until 40 to get my head out of my ass. You can't make that decision when you're 22 years old, you know? ... I think I was a kid and I wasn't ready, and he was too good for me."

These days, Gwyneth says she and Brad are "friendly" when they see each other, though she doesn't "hang out with him."

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Actor Brad Pitt and actress Gwyneth Paltrow attend 'The Devil's Own' New York City Premiere on March 13, 1997 at City Cinemas Cinema 1 in New York City.

Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Pitt (Photo by Ke.Mazur/WireImage)

NEW YORK CITY - MARCH 13: Actor Brad Pitt and actress Gwyneth Paltrow attend 'The Devil's Own' New York City Premiere on March 13, 1997 at City Cinemas Cinema 1 in New York City. (Photo by Ron Galella/WireImage)

WEST LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 12: Actor Brad Pitt and actress Gwyneth Paltrow attend the 'Living in Oblivion' West Los Angeles Premiere on July 12, 1995 at the Royal Theatre in West Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage)

UNITED STATES - JANUARY 01: Brad Pitt and Gweneth Paltrow (Photo by The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)

But when it comes to Ben Affleck, Gwyneth looks back on her three-year relationship with him with a little less affection. The two dated on and off again from 1997 to 2000, and according to Gwyneth, her parents were not exactly fans of the relationship.

"I think they appreciated how he's super intelligent and he's really, really talented and so funny, but he was not in a good place in his life to have a girlfriend," she says. "I think they were OK with the two of us not being together."

However, the Oscar winners were able to remain friends, and she has nothing but praise for his wife Jennifer Garner.

"I like him," she says. "He settled down, and his wife is awesome. Not only is she beautiful, she's so warm, and she cooks, and is so into her kids. She's really great. I like her a lot."

"I think that when you're in your twenties, you can get swept up in all that [good looks]," she adds when Stern calls her out on her amazingly attractive exes. "When you're a kid, you tend to be more shallow and you're also immature, so you think that being with a good looking person validates yourself in some kind of way. It's not true."

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(L-R) Director John Madden, actors Ben Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow, and screenwriter Tom Stoppard at film premiere of their Shakespeare In Love. (Photo by Marion Curtis/DMI/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)

LONDON - SEPTEMBER 27: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK TABLOID NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) (L-R) Chris Martin, Jay-Z and Gwyneth Paltrow attend the after party following the concert by Jay-Z at The Royal Albert Hall, at Movida on September 27, 2006 in London, England. (Photo by Dave M. Benett/Getty Images)

LONDON - MAY 6: Heavily pregnant actress Gwyneth Paltrow covers her face as she leaves a yoga class in London on May 6, 2004 in London. Paltrow is married to Coldplay singer Chris Martin and the birth of their first child is imminent. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

KAUAI, HI - MAY 01: Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin are seen on May 01, 2003 in Kauai, Hawaii. (Photo by Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

LONDON - JUNE 10: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK TABLOID NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Coldplay singer Chris Martin attends an exhibit known as 'The Innocents' at the Gogasian Gallery June 10, 2004 in London, England. The exhibit features images of men who were originally sentenced to long prison terms in the U.S., but then were ultimately found innocent. (Photo by Dave Benett/Getty Images)

KAUAI, HI - MAY 01: Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin are seen on May 01, 2002 in Kauai, Hawaii. (Photo by Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

KAUAI, HI - MAY 01: Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin are seen on May 01, 2002 in Kauai, Hawaii. (Photo by Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

KAUAI, HI - MAY 01: Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin are seen on May 01, 2002 in Kauai, Hawaii. (Photo by Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)